Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2016
Gale Warning 119, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 15, 2016, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 12 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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The facts
- Issued
- Feb 15, 2016, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 16, 2016, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
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795 FZAK51 PAJK 160020 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKST MON FEB 15 2016 SOUTHEAST ALASKA INSIDE WATERS FROM DIXON ENTRANCE TO SKAGWAY WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WINDWAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ098-161400- 400 PM AKST MON FEB 15 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A LOW S OF THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL MOVE NE TO BE W OF DIXON ENTRANCE BY TUESDAY MORNING. THE ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE NORTH INTO THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE LATE MONDAY NIGHT. THE LOW AND FRONT WILL THEN WEAKEN OVER THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE TUESDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ011-161400- GLACIER BAY- 400 PM AKST MON FEB 15 2016 .TONIGHT...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ012-161400- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKST MON FEB 15 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 BUILDING TO 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ013-161400- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKST MON FEB 15 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS BUILDING TO 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ021-161400- ICY STRAIT- 400 PM AKST MON FEB 15 2016 .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ022-161400- CROSS SOUND- 400 PM AKST MON FEB 15 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE LATE. SEAS 8 FT. SW SWELL. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ031-161400- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 PM AKST MON FEB 15 2016 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ032-161400- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKST MON FEB 15 2016 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N IN THE EVENING...THEN INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ033-161400- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKST MON FEB 15 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING N IN THE EVENING...THEN INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. S SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 3 FT... EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ034-161400- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 PM AKST MON FEB 15 2016 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ035-161400- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 PM AKST MON FEB 15 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 7 FT. S SWELL. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ036-161400- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 PM AKST MON FEB 15 2016 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT LATE. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
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188 FZAK51 PAJK 160347 AAA CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 647 PM AKST MON FEB 15 2016 SOUTHEAST ALASKA INSIDE WATERS FROM DIXON ENTRANCE TO SKAGWAY WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WINDWAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ098-161400- 647 PM AKST MON FEB 15 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A LOW S OF THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL MOVE NE TO BE W OF DIXON ENTRANCE BY TUESDAY MORNING. THE ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE NORTH INTO THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE LATE MONDAY NIGHT. THE LOW AND FRONT WILL THEN WEAKEN OVER THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE TUESDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ011-161400- GLACIER BAY- 647 PM AKST MON FEB 15 2016 UPDATED .REST OF TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ012-161400- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 647 PM AKST MON FEB 15 2016 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ013-161400- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 647 PM AKST MON FEB 15 2016 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ021-161400- ICY STRAIT- 647 PM AKST MON FEB 15 2016 UPDATED .REST OF TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ022-161400- CROSS SOUND- 647 PM AKST MON FEB 15 2016 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS THROUGH TUESDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. S SWELL. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. S SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ031-161400- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 647 PM AKST MON FEB 15 2016 UPDATED .REST OF TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ032-161400- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 647 PM AKST MON FEB 15 2016 UPDATED .REST OF TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ033-161400- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 647 PM AKST MON FEB 15 2016 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. S SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 3 FT... EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ034-161400- FREDERICK SOUND- 647 PM AKST MON FEB 15 2016 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LATE TONIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ035-161400- SUMNER STRAIT- 647 PM AKST MON FEB 15 2016 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ036-161400- CLARENCE STRAIT- 647 PM AKST MON FEB 15 2016 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT LATE. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
482 FZAK51 PAJK 160715 AAB CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1015 PM AKST MON FEB 15 2016 SOUTHEAST ALASKA INSIDE WATERS FROM DIXON ENTRANCE TO SKAGWAY WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WINDWAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ098-161400- 1015 PM AKST MON FEB 15 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A LOW S OF THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL MOVE NE TO BE W OF DIXON ENTRANCE BY TUESDAY MORNING. THE ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE NORTH INTO THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE LATE MONDAY NIGHT. THE LOW AND FRONT WILL THEN WEAKEN OVER THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE TUESDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ011-161400- GLACIER BAY- 1015 PM AKST MON FEB 15 2016 .REST OF TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ012-161400- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1015 PM AKST MON FEB 15 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ013-161400- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1015 PM AKST MON FEB 15 2016 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ021-161400- ICY STRAIT- 1015 PM AKST MON FEB 15 2016 .REST OF TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ022-161400- CROSS SOUND- 1015 PM AKST MON FEB 15 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS THROUGH TUESDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. S SWELL. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. S SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ031-161400- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 1015 PM AKST MON FEB 15 2016 .REST OF TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ032-161400- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1015 PM AKST MON FEB 15 2016 UPDATED .REST OF TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ033-161400- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1015 PM AKST MON FEB 15 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. S SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 3 FT... EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ034-161400- FREDERICK SOUND- 1015 PM AKST MON FEB 15 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LATE TONIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ035-161400- SUMNER STRAIT- 1015 PM AKST MON FEB 15 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ036-161400- CLARENCE STRAIT- 1015 PM AKST MON FEB 15 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT LATE. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
528 FZAK51 PAJK 161240 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 16 2016 SOUTHEAST ALASKA INSIDE WATERS FROM DIXON ENTRANCE TO SKAGWAY WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WINDWAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ098-170100- 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 16 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A LOW AND ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT OVER THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE AND SE GULF WILL WEAKEN TO A WEAK TROUGH OVER THE EASTERN AND NORTHERN GULF BY TUE NIGHT. MEANWHILE A WEAK AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE SOUTHERN YUKON THROUGH TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ011-170100- GLACIER BAY- 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 16 2016 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ012-170100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 16 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ013-170100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 16 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ021-170100- ICY STRAIT- 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 16 2016 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT NE 20 KT W OF GLACIER BAY. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT NE 15 KT W OF GLACIER BAY. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ022-170100- CROSS SOUND- 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 16 2016 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ031-170100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 16 2016 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ032-170100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 16 2016 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ033-170100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 16 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THIS MORNING... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCE...SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCE...SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT LATE. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ034-170100- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 16 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THIS MORNING... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ035-170100- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 16 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THIS MORNING... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCE...SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ036-170100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 16 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Juneau, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Feb 15, 3:45 PM AKST, 15 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 15, 3:45 PM AKST, 15 minutes before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
345 PM AKST MON FEB 15 2016
.SHORT TERM...A MATURE MID 980 MB LOW IS MOVING NORTHEAST TOWARDS
THE DIXON ENTRANCE TUESDAY MORNING AND WILL WEAKEN SLOWLY. THE
LOW WILL THEN DRIFT ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE PANHANDLE
THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. RAIN FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA WILL BE LIMITED
TO THIS SYSTEM AS IT MOVES TOWARD CANADA AND IS EXPECTED TO STAY
SOUTH OF FREDERICK SOUND ... REACHING THAT FAR NORTH ON TUESDAY.
THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE AREA WILL BE GETTING AN OFFSHORE FLOW
PATTERN THAT WILL KEEP THEM DRY. LATE AFTERNOON UPSLOPE SHOWERS IN
BRITISH COLUMBIA MAY TRY TO CROSS INTO THE PANHANDLE BUT WILL KEEP
THEM ON THE WINDWARD SIDE. IT WILL ALSO MEAN A NORTH TO NORTHEAST
LOW LEVEL WIND IN THE NORTH WORKING ITS WAY OUT TO THE NORTHERN
GULF. LYNN CANAL WINDS WILL INCREASE TO SMALL CRAFT LEVELS.
OVER THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE A BUNCH OF SMALL CRAFT OR NEAR SMALL
CRAFT WINDS FOR THE INNER CHANNELS AND OUTER WATERS... ALTHOUGH
THE CHANNELING FOR CLARENCE STRAIT WILL INCREASE THE SPEEDS A
TOUCH SO HAVE GONE GALE FORCE TUESDAY.
THERE IS WEAK INSTABILITY NEAR THE LOW. WITH A COOL POCKET ALOFT
AND WHAT LOOKS LIKE A FAIR BIT OF VORTICITY ADVECTION TO SUPPORT
LIFT THERE IS A POTENTIAL OF THUNDER OVER SOUTHERN PRINCE OF
WALES ISLAND AND LIKELY WESTERN DIXON ENTRANCE TUESDAY.
.LONG TERM...AS THE UPPER LOW OVER THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE PRESSES
EAST INTO NORTHERN BC...WEAK ONSHORE FLOW WILL ALLOW SHOWERS TO
EXTEND WELL NORTH OVER PORTIONS OF THE COAST RANGE TUESDAY NIGHT.
COLD AIR ADVECTION BEHIND A SHORT-WAVE FEATURE SHARPENING IN THE
GULF WILL ALLOW MANY OF THESE SHOWERS OVER THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE
TO FALL AS SNOW...ESPECIALLY LATE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY.
BUT AMOUNTS WILL BE LIGHT. THIS PORTION OF THE POP/QPF/SHOWER
FORECAST HAS REMAINED UNCHANGED AS IT IS HAS BEEN WELL
REPRESENTED. THE CHANGING AIR MASS MOVING IN FROM THE WEST WILL
BECOME EVEN MORE NOTICEABLE WITH THE NORTHERLY TO NORTHWESTERLY
DRYING FLOW ALOFT BEHIND THE TROUGH. SKIES WILL CLEAR AND THE
MERCURY WILL DROP WELL INTO THE 20S AND EVEN TEENS OVER THE
NORTHERN PANHANDLE. CLOUD COVER ALONG WITH A MORE MODERATED AIR
MASS WILL KEEP THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE MORE MILD...GENERALLY IN THE
30S WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THIS NORTHWESTERLY UPPER AIR PATTERN WILL
AFFORD A PROLONGED DRY SPELL FOR THE NORTH ALL THE WAY INTO
FRIDAY. MORE ONSHORE FLOW OVER THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE THOUGH WILL
HELP CHANCES OF RAIN SHOWERS PERSIST.
ANOTHER SYSTEM QUITE WELL DEPICTED IN THE MODELS...RUN TO RUN AND
MODEL TO MODEL...WILL DEVELOP TO THE SOUTH OF THE PANHANDLE
THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. AHEAD OF THE SYSTEM STABILITY WILL
BEGIN TO INCREASE WITH CHANCES OF RAIN SPREADING INTO THE SOUTHERN
PANHANDLE FRIDAY AND BECOMING MUCH MORE CERTAIN BY SATURDAY. TO
THE NORTH THERE IS SOME UNCERTAINTY ON TEMPERATURES AND SNOW
LEVELS. LATEST GUIDANCE FROM LAST NIGHT AND TODAY INDICATES COOLER
TEMPERATURES OVER THE NORTH FOR SATURDAY FROM ALL MODELS. BUT BIAS
CORRECTED FIELDS INCH TEMPERATURES UPWARD. FOR THIS REASON...WE
STAYED FIRM WITH THE CHANGES MADE LAST NIGHT AND CONTINUE TO
SUPPORT THE PREMISE OF A GENERAL WARMING INTO LATE IN THE WEEKEND.
WE DID TRIM QPF FOR THIS PERIOD AS THE ORIENTATION WITH MORE
SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW MAY HINDER ADVANCEMENT NORTH OF PRECIPTATION.
BUT THE HIGHWAYS NEED TO BE WATCHED TO THE NORTH THIS WEEKEND.
LOOKING BEHIND...CONFIDENCE LEVELS ON PRECIPITATION TYPE STILL
LOW. A LOT WILL DEPEND ON THE ORIENTATION OF THE FLOW ALOFT EARLY
NEXT WEEK AS THERE ARE DIFFERENCES WITHIN THIS TIME FRAME. A MORE
WESTERLY TRAJECTORY WOULD HELP. NEXT WEEK LOOKS SHOWERY FOR SURE.
USED GFS/ECMWF THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT WITH A TRANSITION INTO WPC
SATURDAY ONWARD. FORECAST CONFIDENCE AVERAGE.
&&
.AVIATION...GENERALLY VFR CONDITIONS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA THROUGH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON. LOCALLY MVFR FOR CEILINGS ACROSS THE NORTHERN
PANHANDLE TONIGHT. AN INCOMING WEATHER FRONT HEADED TO THE
SOUTHERN PANHANDLE OVERNIGHT. CLOUD DECK LOWERING TO UNDER 3000 FT
AND WITH RAIN SPREADING IN. WINDS WILL GENERATE SOME LOW LEVEL
TURBULENCE ACROSS PRINCE OF WALES ISLAND AND SOUTHERN PANHANDLE.
VERY EARLY TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY AFTERNOON COULD BE CONVECTION NEAR
THE LOW.
&&
.AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE WARNING FOR PKZ036.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ012-013-033>035-041-042.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS FOR PKZ022-043-051>053.
&&
BEZENEK/JWA
VISIT US AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/JUNEAUThe office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 15, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 5 hr | |
| Feb 15, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Feb 15, 6:47 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Feb 16, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 12 hr |
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